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August 16, 1956

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Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .268
OBP .600 .350
At Bats 4 365
Hits 2 98
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 1 21
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 3 49

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 2
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Ebbets Field - August 16, 1956
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Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Randy Jackson
Chico Fernandez
Jim Gilliam
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 10 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Bessent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Brandt hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Brandt reaches third base with a triple.
Top 10 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Wilson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 8 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brandt bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fernandez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 7 Bessent strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Spencer strikes out.
Top 7 Sarni hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Castleman strikes out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Bessent covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Don Mueller now playing right field. Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Don Bessent now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall. Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Sarni moves to second.
Top 6 Sarni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Windy McCall now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Roebuck moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roebuck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Fernandez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 5 Campanella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Furillo scores.
Bottom 5 Marv Grissom now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider scores. Furillo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Snider moves to third.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ed Roebuck now pitching. White hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Campanella settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Campanella.
Top 5 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Rhodes reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brandt moves to second.
Top 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ridzik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores.
Bottom 4 Erskine hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Fernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Sarni strikes out.
Top 4 Castleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Furillo. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Spencer applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gilliam strikes out.
Top 2 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sarni scores.
Top 2 Sarni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Sarni reaches third base with a triple. Rhodes scores. White scores.
Top 2 Castleman hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. White reaches second base with a double. Rhodes moves to third.
Top 2 Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Erskine bunts in front of the plate. Sarni scoops up the ball and tags Erskine for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 1 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.